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Merton and Morden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE II.
| Year. | Estimated population. | Total Births. | Birth Rate. | Total Deaths. | Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 16,767 | 400 | 23.5 | 166 | 9.9 |
| 1914 | 17,500 | 420 | 24 | 142 | 8.2 |
| 1915 | 17,500 | 402 | 22.9 | 169 | 10.4 |
| 1916 | 16,000 | 348 | 27.75 | 134 | 8.3 |
| 1917 | 17,000 | 271 | 15.75 | 145 | 9 |
| 1918 | 17,552 | 241 | 14 | 204 | 13 |
| 1919 | 18,100 | 257 | 14.2 | 210 | 11.6 |
| 1920 | 18,200 | 359 | 19.8 | 171 | 9.4 |
| 1921 | 18,000 | 322 | 17.8 | 138 | 7.6 |
| 1922 | 18,500 | 365 | 19.7 | 198 | 10.7 |
| 1923 | 18,750 | 341 | 18.1 | 153 | 8.1 |
| 1924 | 18,710 | 311 | 16.6 | 170 | 9.1 |
| 1925 | 18,960 | 307 | 16.2 | 187 | 9.9 |
| 1926 | 19,980 | 333 | 16.7 | 179 | 9.0 |
| 1927 | 21,850 | 352 | 16.13 | 200 | 9.2 |
| 1928 | 25,780 | 392 | 15.2 | 224 | 8.7 |
| 1929 | 27,430 | 442 | 16.1 | 281 | 10.2 |
| 1930 | 35,000 | 452 | 12.9 | 241 | 6.9 |
| 1931 | 41,610 | 628 | 15.1 | 33.3 | 8.0 |
| 1932 | 48,550 | 770 | 15.8 | 352 | 7.2 |
| 1933 | 52,130 | 644 | 12.3 | 416 | 7.9 |
| 1934 | 55,550 | 770 | 13.8 | 484 | 8.7 |
| 1935 | 57,440 | 721 | 12.5 | 433 | 7.5 |
| 1936 | 61,000 | 789 | 12.9 | 443 | 7.2 |
| 1937 | 65,530 | 812 | 12.3 | 487 | 7.4 |
| 1938 | 68,980 | 990 | 14.3 | 503 | 7.3 |
DEATHS.
The number of registered deaths after adjustment by
transferable deaths was 509 of which '268 were males and 241
females.
The crude death rate was 7.3 per thousand population as
against 7.4 of the year before.
The comparable death rate arrived at by the application
of the areal comparability factor of 1.21 to allow for age and
sex differences of the local population and that of the country
as a whole was 8.8 which compares with 15.1 for England and
Wales.
Seasonal mortality is indicated by the deaths for each
quarter of the year, which were:—
First quarter 149; second quarter 127;
third quarter 119; fourth quarter 110.
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